A fuel oil ( = 70 10 -3 kg/m/s, SG = 0.9) is pumped through 2.5-in,

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A fuel oil (μ = 70 × 10^-3 kg/m/s, SG = 0.9) is pumped through 2.5-in, schedule-40 pipe for 500 m at 3 kg/s. The discharge point is 5 m above the inlet, and the source and destination are both at 101 kPa. If the pump is 80% efficient, what power is required?

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